Lanarkshire teacher tackles tricky subject with publication of children's book on new baby

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A Wishaw schoolteacher was inspired to write a children’s book on welcoming a new addition to the family following the birth of her youngest child.Linzi Bowden, principal teacher at Orchard Primary, wrote the book Mummy’s Tummy almost a decade ago - and her book has now been published.The fully illustrated book follows the passing seasons and is told from the perspective of the new baby’s elder sister.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android It helps answer some of the questions that children ask and explain what can be a tricky subject.Linzi called on her own experiences to write the story when her daughter Olivia was four years old, a year after the birth of her son Rafe.The mum-of-two, who lives in Stonehouse, told Lanarkshire Live: “It’s a book I wish I could have had and read to Olivia while I was pregnant.“I’m a teacher and like children to understand things and after my pregnancy I was thinking – I wish there was something we could have shared about Rafe being born.“It rolled around my head for a few days and I didn’t actually put pencil to paper for a while.

I kept thinking about it and when I did write it, it sat untouched for about eight years. I thought no one would be interested.”On a whim during lockdown Linzi decided to send it out to a few publishers and 18 months ago Austin Macauley said